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      This year’s theme is Accelerate Value. Deliver Intelligently. It is a rallying call for IT leaders to ignite transformation: Dive into tracks that illuminate data-driven intelligence, strategic AI and resilient solutions. Shape tomorrow — empower your teams and technology to thrive.

      A: Evolving Leadership

      This track is dedicated to supporting I&O leaders as they communicate with their leaders, design, transform and manage their functions, ensuring they have the right talent and skills in place to meet both current and future organizational needs.

      B: Navigating Innovations and Disruptions

      This track examines how I&O leaders can empower their teams to drive organizational success by embracing innovation and disruption.

      C: Transforming Cloud Platforms

      This track guides cloud leaders in developing and executing transformative strategies that harness the full potential of cloud platforms, ensuring they become powerful enablers of organizational goals and sustained competitive advantage.
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      Tuesday, December 09, 2025

      04:00 PM - 04:45 PM PST

      Senior Leadership Circle: Roundtable: Changing Cultures
      George Spafford, VP Analyst, Gartner
      I&O leaders are faced with cultures they need to evolve including being more customer focused, supporting AI adoption and more. Change is not only continual but stacked. At the same time, the willingness of staff to change is at an all-time low. Join this roundtable to share with your peers lessons learned from your organization's culture changing practices, successes and challenges. ... Show More Show Less

      04:00 PM - 04:45 PM PST

      Senior Leadership Circle: Roundtable: Operating Model (Multi-group)
      Mark Margevicius, VP Analyst, Gartner
      I&O leaders are under pressure to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of their organizations. This means changes to processes, talent, organizational model, and more, all aimed at supporting the goals of the organization. Join this roundtable to share with your peers what you are doing to improve your I&O operating model. ... Show More Show Less
      Wednesday, December 10, 2025

      10:30 AM - 11:15 AM PST

      Roundtable: How to Control and Optimize Public Cloud Data Charges and Costs
      Marissa Schmidt, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
      I&O leaders responsible for cloud financial management (CFM) often find large and unexpected charges on their bill when moving data from the cloud and between cloud services, zones and regions. In this Roundtable we will discuss how others are controlling and optimizing them. ... Show More Show Less

      02:00 PM - 02:45 PM PST

      Roundtable: I&O Skills: What Do I Need Now and in the Future?
      Mark Margevicius, VP Analyst, Gartner
      Today's teams frequently lack the skills required to proactively meet business needs. The rapid pace of ongoing transformations renders existing skills inadequate for many organizations. I&O leaders must prioritize development plans to cultivate the most essential skills within their teams. This facilitated session provides an opportunity to share effective upskilling methods that benefit both employees and organizations. ... Show More Show Less

      02:00 PM - 02:45 PM PST

      Roundtable: Learning From Others: I&O Automation Successes and Challenges
      Chris Saunderson, VP Analyst, Gartner
      Join this roundtable to hear from your peers about their successes and challenges with I&O automation - the good, the bad, and the frustrating! Show Less

      03:45 PM - 04:30 PM PST

      Senior Leadership Circle: Roundtable: Generative AI (Multi-group)
      Joe Antelmi, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
      No other technology has the potential to be as transformative and terrifying as generative AI. What is hype? What is reality? Where are there real world opportunities to leverage GenAI? What challenges are you encountering? Join this roundtable to share with your peers the your journey thus far. ... Show More Show Less

      03:45 PM - 04:30 PM PST

      Senior Leadership Circle: Roundtable: I&O Security
      Paul Furtado, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
      Security has never been more critical to your organizations success, and to your role as a senior I&O leader. How are they working with the CSO and the information security team? Where are there challenges and opportunities to integrate security effectively and efficiently? Join this roundtable to share lessons learned with your peers. ... Show More Show Less
      Thursday, December 11, 2025

      10:15 AM - 11:00 AM PST

      Roundtable: Learning From Others: I&O Automation Successes and Challenges (Repeat)
      Chris Saunderson, VP Analyst, Gartner
      Join this roundtable to hear from your peers about their successes and challenges with I&O automation - the good, the bad, and the frustrating! Show Less

      11:45 AM - 12:30 PM PST

      Roundtable: How Are You Managing Technical Debt in I&O?
      Tony Harvey, VP Analyst, Gartner
      Join this peer-led discussion to exchange best practices and challenges with identifying, prioritizing and paying down technical debt in your organization. Come prepared to share with your peers. ... Show More Show Less

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